Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Forty Five |
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... cause him . Nor were his fears by any means groundless . In the first place , his discontented followers , and afterwards emissaries from the Mascoutens , tried to persuade the Illinois that he was a friend of the Iroquois , their most ...
... cause him . Nor were his fears by any means groundless . In the first place , his discontented followers , and afterwards emissaries from the Mascoutens , tried to persuade the Illinois that he was a friend of the Iroquois , their most ...
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... caused to be buried at the foot of the tree , to which the cross was attached , a leaden plate , on one side of which were engraved the arms of France , and the following Latin inscription . LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REGNAT . NONO APRILIS CIƆ ...
... caused to be buried at the foot of the tree , to which the cross was attached , a leaden plate , on one side of which were engraved the arms of France , and the following Latin inscription . LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REGNAT . NONO APRILIS CIƆ ...
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... the full extent to be looked for in a man of worldly ambition . However , in one of the causes of quarrel which arose during the passage , he acted , if not with policy , certainly with boldness and 1685 . La Salle in Gulf of Mexico . 21.
... the full extent to be looked for in a man of worldly ambition . However , in one of the causes of quarrel which arose during the passage , he acted , if not with policy , certainly with boldness and 1685 . La Salle in Gulf of Mexico . 21.
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... cause to be his foes . It was now the 20th of the month , and he could not forbear setting out to seek his lost relative . Leaving Joutel in command , therefore , he started with a Franciscan monk and one Indian . Coming near the hut ...
... cause to be his foes . It was now the 20th of the month , and he could not forbear setting out to seek his lost relative . Leaving Joutel in command , therefore , he started with a Franciscan monk and one Indian . Coming near the hut ...
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... cause to be opened . ‡ Charlevoix , vol . iv . pp . 162 , 164. In Long's Second Expedition , p . 318 , may be seen a detailed account of Le Sueur's proceedings , taken from a manuscript statement of them . + Charlevoix , vol . iii . p ...
... cause to be opened . ‡ Charlevoix , vol . iv . pp . 162 , 164. In Long's Second Expedition , p . 318 , may be seen a detailed account of Le Sueur's proceedings , taken from a manuscript statement of them . + Charlevoix , vol . iii . p ...
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